,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gejg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,carter of ,georgia 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,o',halleran7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services to award
 grants to ,states to expand or maintain
 a strategic stockpile of products      
deemed to be essential in the event of a
 public health emergency1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,state ,stockpile   
,readiness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants  
for ,state strategic stockpiles ,title  
,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act is amended by inserting after      
section #cai;,f-#d of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;e7 the following new
 section3  #cai;,f-#e4 ,grants for      
,state strategic stockpiles  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary may establish a 
pilot program consisting of awarding    

grants to ,states to expand or maintain 
a strategic stockpile of commercially   
available drugs1 medical equipment1     
personal protective equipment1 and other
 products deemed by the ,state to be    
essential in the event of a public      
health emergency4  7b7 ,allowable use of
 funds  7#a7 ,uses ,a ,state receiving a
 grant under this section may use the   
grant funds to-- 7,a7 acquire           
commercially available products listed  
pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 for inclusion
 in the ,state's strategic stockpile2   
7,b7 store1 maintain1 and distribute    
products in such stockpile2 and  7,c7   
conduct planning in connection with such
 activities4  7#b7 ,list ,the ,secretary
 shall develop and publish a list of the
 products that are eligible1 as         
described in subsection 7a71 for        
inclusion in a ,state's strategic       
stockpile using funds received under    
this section4  7#c7 ,consultation ,in   
developing the list under paragraph 7#b7
 and otherwise determining the allowable

 uses of grant funds under this section1
 the ,secretary shall consult with      
,states and relevant stakeholders1      
including public health organizations4  
7c7 ,funding requirement ,the ,secretary
 may not obligate or expend any funds to
 award grants or fund any previously    
awarded grants under this section for a 
fiscal year unless the total amount made
 available to carry out section         
#cai;,f-#b for such fiscal year is equal
 to or greater than the total amount of 
funds made available to carry out       
section #cai;,f-#b for fiscal year      
#bjbj4  7d7 ,matching funds  7#a7 ,in   
general ,with respect to the costs of   
expanding and maintaining a strategic   
stockpile through a grant under this    
section1 as a condition on receipt of   
the grant1 a ,state shall make available
 7directly7 non-,federal contributions  
in cash toward such costs in an amount  
that is equal to not less than the      
amount of ,federal funds provided       
through the grant4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the   

,secretary may waive the requirement of 
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a ,state 
for the first two years of the ,state   
receiving a grant under this section if 
the ,secretary determines that such     
waiver is needed for the ,state to      
establish a strategic stockpile         
described in subsection 7a74  7e7       
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
shall provide technical assistance to   
,states in establishing1 expanding1 and 
maintaining a stockpile described in    
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,definition ,in    
this section1 the term drug has the     
meaning given to that term in section   
#bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act4  7g7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #c1ejj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc1 to    
remain available until expended4  7h7   
,sunset ,the authority vested by this   
section terminates at the end of fiscal 
year #bjbc4  4